Conference Description

The 2018 Gordon Research Conference on Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology will focus on the incredible diversity of fungal form and lifestyle. Fungal diversity presents rich opportunities to discover and characterize divergent mechanistic solutions to evolutionary pressures and environmental challenges, advancing our understanding of biology as a whole. Exploitation of fungal diversity also harbors tremendous promise for therapeutic and commercial purposes. But fungal diversity also presents challenges, most notably in understanding the means by which evolutionarily diverse fungal pathogens infect, exploit, and kill human, animal, and plant hosts. The conference will bring together researchers across the globe and spanning career stages to present and discuss the latest exciting findings on fungal diversity, evolution, sex, development, growth and pathogenicity. We will explore environmental sensing, signaling, morphology and molecular motors, as well as the synthetic design and commercial exploitation of fungal systems. Morning and evening sessions will be interspersed with poster sessions and unstructured time to maximize informal interactions and the exchange of ideas. The Holderness School sits in a tranquil and intimate New England setting that fosters a highly interactive conference. Our highly interactive fungal community, combined with our (first ever!) Gordon Research Seminar, makes this a fantastic forum for young scientists to interact with established group leaders.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Cellular and Molecular Fungal Biology (GRS)" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

"The Ascus Persists After Post-Germination Budding and Influences Bud-vs-Mate Decisions in S. cerevisiae"

11:35 am - 11:45 am

Discussion

11:45 am - 11:55 am

Elizabeth Ballou (University of Birmingham, United Kingdom)

"The Cryptococcus neoformans Titan Cell Is an Inducible and Regulated Morphotype Underlying Pathogenesis"

11:55 am - 12:05 pm

Discussion

12:05 pm - 12:20 pm

Yen-Ping Hsueh (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)

"Interactions Between Nematodes and Nematode-Trapping Fungi"

12:20 pm - 12:30 pm

Discussion

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Free Time

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Power HourThe GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.